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About the Christ Episcopal Enrichment Program (CEEP)
The Christ Episcopal Enrichment Program has served 40-60 children from low-income families every year for over 24 years. The program gives children the opportunity to reinforce and expand skills learned during the school year through academic classes, extension activities, and field trips. Social skills are practiced in a nurturing environment that includes volunteers, certified teachers, Godly Play instructors, administrators, clergy, and special guests from the community. Classes are held Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Christ Episcopal Church for four weeks each June. CEEP is funded partially through the church budget and partially through generous donations, like the Community Mission Appeal.
Christ Church Parishioners Teach CEEP Students to Love One Another
by Cyndi Hargrove, Co-director of CEEP
Christ Church members jumped in full force to help with CEEP Camp this year. Volunteers have made a tremendous difference to the quality of learning we have been able to offer. Many church members have shared their talents. We are truly grateful for the wonderful gifts our Christ Church family has brought to the program. Thank you for the outpouring of support!
The theme for CEEP 2017 was “Love One Another”
CEEP Success Stories
CEEP addresses academic, enrichment, and life skills needs of 3rd through 6th grade economically disadvantaged children.
Mariyah is in third grade. When she first came to CEEP she would not swim and was extremely uneasy about learning how. After volunteers from the Pelican Athletic Swim team joined us, Mariyah tried but was still quite apprehensive about the whole experience. Mariyah was so proud that on our last swim day, she wanted to show how far she had come. It’s not just about academics but about life skills.
Sierra Crump attended CEEP as a child and later, as a volunteer. She returned during the program in 2016 to share her testimony of the impact CEEP had on her life as a camper and volunteer, and the blessing it was for her mother, at that time in their lives, to provide an opportunity she would otherwise not be able to afford. Sierra shared how her experiences at CEEP influenced her interest and success in theater and communication. Sierra is a graduate of Covington High School and LSU, and is now the director of research for the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
Elizabeth will be entering sixth grade this fall. When she came to CEEP in third grade, her mother, an alcoholic, was unable to take care of Elizabeth and had put her life at risk. Her father was dying of pancreatic cancer and passed away while she was attending CEEP. Elizabeth was distraught with grief, exhibiting all the signs of a traumatized child dealing with these tremendous losses in her life. Today she is happy and well-adjusted and making great strides in her school work. She says that CEEP has brought her closer to GOD, and she thanks Him every day for the many gifts she has received including close friendships developed at CEEP. Elizabeth plans to be a volunteer camp counselor when she is older to “give back to the program that has given so much to her.”
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